Roses

1911 · oil on canvas on hardboard · Tom Roberts

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Roses by Tom Roberts, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, den
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Den
Roses by Tom Roberts, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, bedroom
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Bedroom
Roses by Tom Roberts, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room
Roses

Story

A gathering of pink and white roses rests in a vase upon a pale tabletop, set off by a deep brown backdrop that pushes the blooms forward into soft light. Tom Roberts painted this arrangement in oil on canvas on hardboard in 1911. Roberts, who lived from 1856 to 1931, worked as an Australian painter associated with the Heidelberg School. The piece came to the Art Gallery of New South Wales as a gift.

Where it works

A warm-toned still life suited to dens and bedrooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.

CreatorTom Roberts
Year1911
Mediumoil on canvas on hardboard
Original dimensions20.1 × 24 in.
SKUgnsw0011_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:37182

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Gift of Mr F J Wallis 1941 · Print © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney